Legal Briefs: Travel Weekly

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Agents unfamiliar with suppliers have a duty to investigateQ: I am an experienced travel agent, but for many years, I have been confused about the exact nature of my legal duties to...

Agency seller's earnout proving scant as buyer loses clientsQ: I sold my agency for a price based on an earnout over three years. The installments have been smaller than I anticipated. Is...

Fines highlight importance of complying with codeshare rulesQ: What, exactly, do we have to do to ensure that we comply with codeshare rules?

For fledgling tour ops, contracts and other steps to takeQ: I am planning to start up a small tour operation. Can you tell me the steps that I would need to take to become legal and...

For agencies of all sizes, some steps to maximize sale priceQ: I want to sell my agency and retire in the next few years. What steps should I be taking now to prepare for the sale?

Be aware of FTC cooling-off rule when making off-site salesQ: Our agency sponsored a cruise night at a hotel and one of our agents sold a last-minute cruise on the spot. Two days later,...

Contracts are defined by their content, not by format or nameQ: What, exactly, is the difference between a "contract," "agreement," an "order," a "license" and a "lease"?

Agency pursuing a competitor's IC is threatened with lawsuitQ: One of our competitors has an independent contractor (IC) whom we would like to retain. After we first solicited the IC, our...

Ask GDS vendor to change contract's vague, outdated wordingQ: Why are technology contracts so terribly written? The pricing clauses are vague. The basic description of the service or...

To reduce risk, it's best to be upfront with clients about operatorAn agency seeking to present a tour as its own should weigh the risk vs. the benefits.

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